AO1: Broad ideological similarities (need to link to specific policy) e.g. low taxation, pro-business etc for Republican/Conservative. May draw parallels with Republicans and Labour’s more pro-business stance since New Labour AO2: Specific economic policies e.g. Democrats and Obamacare and Labour commitment to high levels of spending on welfare and maintaining NHS standards AO1: Specific welfare policies e.g. Republicans and Conservatives tend to focus on strong law and order policies such as longer sentences/use of prisons; parallels between Democrats and Labour on restorative justice AO2: Specific policies on environmental policies e.g. Conservatives more focused on environmental issues/ the ‘green’ agenda in recent years, similar to Democrats AO1: Specific policies on law and order e.g. opposition to Keystone pipeline, calls by individual Democrats for a ‘Green New Deal’ AO2: Examples include references to other parties such as the SNP (the main party in the Scottish Parliament), the Green AO1: Party (may be arguably considered a main party due to the wide field of candidates nationally and local council success rate), the Liberal Democrats.